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Genealogy
tip for the day: Writing Your Story – Pre-writing Preparation
Recording
Your Living Relatives:
You may think this is a given, but you need to know
your topic before you can write! Surprised??? If you have not done this
already, it would be wise to visit your family members in person or by phone
and make arrangements to “interview” them or have them tell you their story. As
you can, record the accounts of your living members…and start with the oldest
ones. They are the ones that are apt to not be around if you wait till you
interviewed younger relatives.
There are many ways that this conversation can be
done. You can ask folks to write their own accounts. Folks tend to
procrastinate so give them a deadline. If this doesn’t work, of course try
another method.
Interview them yourself – by phone or in person.
Record a DVD or on some audio recorder. Try to set up a time that is most
convenient for your subject. Inside would be preferred to outside, so as to
avoid wind and background noise such as traffic. Always test your equipment
ahead of time and be sure to have back up of equipment and batteries. You sure
don’t want to spend the time and money for a trip, or inconvenience someone
else if you show up and nothing works.
Always take notes – even when taping. If your
recording get “cold” for whatever reason, your notes will help reinforce what
was said. This is important and helpful if you hit a spot where you can’t
understand what is being said and you don’t remember.
Make sure you record the date and place of the
interview. Also any dates mentioned in the visit, review and make sure they are
accurate. As soon as possible you need to type up your notes and transcribe the
recorded interview. Be sure you do it as soon as you can while it is still
fresh in your mind.
Just
the Facts, Ma’am:
If you are old enough to remember Dragnet on TV,
this phrase will be familiar to you. When you decide to write and want to
include ancestors that are long gone and no present day relative knew them –
then you need to do a lot of digging and research to make sure you do have true
facts. That being said, if you are just starting out in researching your family
this is probably not the time to start writing your family history. You may
have a end goal of doing so. This can be a good thing as you can customize what
you record with the view of publishing someday, in mind.
As you do your research you must record the source
of your information. There are good books written just for genealogists on how
to ‘cite your sources.’ This is important for anything you write. You never
know but what someone, long after you are gone, may come along and want to
build on what you have written. If it is inaccurate information, then you have
wasted your time, those of your readers and any future researchers as well.
“History is who we
are; Genealogy is who I am” sg
If any of these posts are helpful drop us a line in
the comments section below. We just want to know if the information we provide
to you is beneficial in anyway.
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Polycarp, a disciple of
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1542
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Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, is
beheaded for adultery.
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1689
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British Parliament adopts the Bill of Rights.
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1692
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In the Glen Coe highlands of
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1862
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The four day Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, begins.
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1865
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The Confederacy approves the recruitment of slaves as
soldiers, as long as the approval of their owners is gained.
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1866
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Jesse James holds up his first bank.
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1914
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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP) is founded.
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1936
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First social security checks are put in the mail.
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1945
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The Royal Air Force Bomber Command devastates the German
city of
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1949
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A mob burns a radio station in
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1951
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At the
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1953
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The Pope asks the
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1968
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The
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1970
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General Motors is reportedly redesigning automobiles to
run on unleaded fuel.
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1972
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Enemy attacks in
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1984
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Konstantin Chernenko is selected to succeed Yuri Andropov
as Party General Secretary in the
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Alexander VII, Roman Catholic Pope.
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1682
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Giovanni Piazzetta, painter (Fortune Teller).
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1764
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Charles de Talleyrand, Napoleon's foreign minister.
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1849
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Lord Randolph Churchill, English politician, Winston
Churchill's father and member of Parliament.
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1873
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Feodor Chaliapin, opera singer.
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1892
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Grant Wood, painter (American Gothic).
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1902
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Georges Simenon, novelist.
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1910
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William B. Shockley, physicist, co-inventor of the
transistor.
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1919
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Tennessee Ernie Ford, country and gospel singer.
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1922
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Harold "Hal" Moore Jr., US Army lieutenant
general, author; led 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment at 1965 Battle of Ia
Drang Valley; his best-known book, co-authored with combat journalist Joe
Galloway, is "We Were Soldiers Once . . . And Young," an account of
that battle.
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1923
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Charles "Chuck" Yeager, American test pilot, the
first man to break the sound barrier.
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1933
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Kim Novak, actress.
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
triffid
PRONUNCIATION:
(TRIF-id,
TRY-fid)
MEANING:
noun: An out-of-control plant that
overruns everything around it. Also, anything that behaves in this manner.
ETYMOLOGY:
After
triffids, a species of plants in the science-fiction novel, The Day of the
Triffids, by John Wyndham. From Latin tri- (three) + findere (to split).
Earliest documented use: 1951.
NOTES:
In the
novel, The Day of the Triffids, triffids are a species of large plants
with three leg-like structures that enable them to move. Triffids have
poisonous stings and attack people around the world.
USAGE:
"Ecologists
reckon that triffid weeds, Monterey pines, and
dozens of other invasive plants already extend over one-twelfth of South Africa
Andrew Balmfor; Wild Hope; TheUniversity
of Chicago
"In a triffid's world, the only thing that matters is making money and the ability to make more money."
Rusty Markland; The World Hates A Salesman; Xlibris; 2011.
Andrew Balmfor; Wild Hope; The
"In a triffid's world, the only thing that matters is making money and the ability to make more money."
Rusty Markland; The World Hates A Salesman; Xlibris; 2011.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
It will
not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead
to infidelity. -Abraham Lincoln, 16th US
Today’s
Recipe
February
- Chocolate Lover’s Month
Chocolate Baklava
Ingredients
3/4
cup honey
1/2
cup water
1
(3-inch) cinnamon stick
1
cup hazelnut-chocolate spread (such as Nutella) $
1/2
cup toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2
cup roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped
1/3
cup blanched toasted almonds, coarsely chopped $
1/3
cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8
teaspoon salt
Cooking
spray
24
(14 x 9-inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
1/2
cup butter, melted $
Preparation
1.
Combine the first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat; stir until
honey dissolves. Increase heat to medium; cook, without stirring, until a candy
thermometer registers 230° (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat; keep warm.
Discard cinnamon stick.
2.
Preheat oven to 350°.
3.
Place hazelnut-chocolate spread in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave at HIGH for
30 seconds or until melted. Combine hazelnuts and next 5 ingredients (through
salt). Lightly coat a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with cooking
spray. Working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent
drying), place 1 phyllo sheet lengthwise in bottom of prepared pan, allowing
ends of sheet to extend over edges of dish; lightly brush with butter. Repeat
procedure with 5 phyllo sheets and butter. Drizzle about 1/3 cup melted
hazelnut -chocolate spread over phyllo. Sprinkle evenly with one-third of nut
mixture (about 1/2 cup). Repeat procedure twice with phyllo, butter,
hazelnut-chocolate spread, and nut mixture. Top last layer of nut mixture with
remaining 6 sheets phyllo, each lightly brushed with butter. Press gently into
pan.
4.
Make 3 lengthwise cuts and 5 crosswise cuts to form 24 portions using a sharp
knife. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until phyllo is golden. Remove from oven.
Drizzle honey mixture over baklava. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cover; store at
room temperature.
5.
Because phyllo sheets are thin and delicate, handle with care so you won't tear
the sheets. Keep the sheets you are not working with covered so it won't dry
out.
10th Brownie
Tart
13th Chocolate
Baklava
ENJOY!
Now You Know!
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